CloseUp C2 - Distant Shores vocabulary

_________ you may be visiting a place you’ve always wanted to get to know, after a while, nothing feels better than home.

While travelling, I can’t stand sightseeing where everyone else goes. I certainly prefer the places __________.

Job? Come off it! I normally make a living out of my monthly pocket money. Every now and then, a small amount of money ________________ into my bank account

On account of the fact that we had to buy a car all of sudden, we _________ our savings. We weren’t expecting at all to move to a rural town where we would need a new car.

After a thorough research about the place where we would like to spend our holidays, there came the time for us to _________ and go.

When visiting the shanty towns close to the coast, I kept wondering how we could _____ poverty and raise living standards so that everyone could have a decent lifestyle.

Wealthy travellers taking advantage of poor local people get on my nerves. I remember seeing this bloke haggling over the price of a hand-made bag. He wanted to save two pounds. ______________, he tried to pay half of the price for

Often when we travel to a non-English speaking country, we are told not to trust those people who approach us in English. They may try to ________ us and steal our things.

Perhaps, trying voluntourism could be a way for George to try something more altruistic. He is commonly so ______.

The only ______ to visiting Fernando de Noronha is remembering that it once was a ________ and, now, it is _______.

The ______ of distant flights may seem endless, especially, when you are completely knackered and the only thing you’re looking forward to is your own bed.

Visiting Southeast Asia is definitely on my _____. That’s one thing I’ve got to do before I die.

I try not to _____ her all the success she has… yet I must tell you one thing: I don’t think she deserves it whatsoever. I hate it when she boasts about all her achievements.